Chopping Up Truth In Media Since 2009

Rosabel Tao

GO PRIVATE. There will never – ever – be enough growth and margin improvement to satisfy Wall Street. Maybe short-term the studios will get a bump by telling investors they are going to make 100 comic book movies over the next 5 years – but after…

And that is not sarcastic. Today, on “The View“ it was announced that the Marvel character “Thor” will now be a woman in the comic books. This is NOT the real God that people actually worshiped a thousand years ago or so (Manka Bros. is a producing…

Even though Sarah Palin probably doesn’t know what “verisimilitude” means – she knows exactly what it is because she is the living embodiment of the word. Sarah Palin is living (and profiting) from the character of Sarah Palin that has been created for her by…

The title is not some abstract reference for reconnecting with a global vision… She LITERALLY needs to get her voice back. I’m not sure I can listen to another interview with that raspy, unhealthy voice. And here’s one of the more recent interviews… Seriously, Marissa,…

The first draft of my book is finished (more on that in the coming weeks) and I am back on the job here at OnMedea. It was an excellent summer with lots of quiet and lots of work. Other than the entire media spectrum going…

Hollywood doesn’t need to panic yet – but the powers that be should seriously start thinking about changing film slate strategies. This is great news for filmmakers, terrible news for Hollywood’s bottom line. Tentpole movies, when they work, print money for years and years and…

Seriously, Fox News? Seriously, Drudge Report (see headline below)? Seriously, Rupert Murdoch (Tweeted: Petraeus resignation. Timing, everything suspicious) So General Petraeus had “an affair” (meaning you don’t believe he had an affair) which caused him to leave the CIA in disgrace? As much as you…

Two very popular websites and what they posted at exactly 3:00 PM Pacific time today (October 2nd). The real question going into the debates tomorrow isn’t who will win – Obama or Romney? (FYI, Fox News has already declared Mitt Romney the winner.) The real…

Also declaring Mitt Romney a winner are Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter. How is that possible? The debate doesn’t even happen until October 3rd. Here’s how: Fox News is really pushing a specific storyline about the upcoming debate. They are calling it “Do…